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en-localWhat to do at 2am on a Saturday? Bike all over Chicago of course!http://www.cnu.org/cnu-salons/2007/07/what-do-2am-saturday-bike-all-over-chicago-course
<p>Summer is all about long days and balmy nights, so why not enjoy it on the bike? Saturday I took part in one of my favorite events of the summer. The Chicago Friends of the Park LATE (long after twilight ends) ride. This is a 25 mile ride through the streets from 2-6am beginning downtown and ending with sunrise and breakfast on the lake. We met up at the Art Institute at 1:00am along with a growing batch of cyclists. It reminded me a bit of a zombie movie--only everywhere pedestrians were turning into cyclists. First I just saw a few cyclists, then several others biking all over downtown meeting up with friends, and adjusting their headlights and helmets and gathering near Grant Park, then more and more gathered. Two friends and I plus 9,000 other riders took to start line about 1:30am. There was a band and they were giving out McDonald's ice coffee and snacks to keep us awake. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.cnu.org/cnu-salons/2007/07/what-do-2am-saturday-bike-all-over-chicago-course" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.cnu.org/cnu-salons/2007/07/what-do-2am-saturday-bike-all-over-chicago-course#commentsbike;TransportationMon, 16 Jul 2007 16:05:51 +0000Heather Smith1312 at http://www.cnu.org